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Lord Balfour’s Portrait Slashed by Pro-Palestine Activists
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History Today Feed
‘The End of Enlightenment’ by Richard Whatmore review
‘The End of Enlightenment’ by Richard Whatmore review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/19/2023 - 10:39
a year ago
‘The End of Enlightenment’ by Richard Whatmore review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/19/2023 - 10:39
TheCollector
An In-Depth History of Health Insurance in the United States
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10 Facts About the Temples of Angkor
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10 Historic Cities in Massachusetts That Are Great Alternatives to Boston
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The Brigantaggio: How Did Southern Italy Respond to Unification?
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Yayoi Kusama Debuts New Infinity Room in Australia Retrospective
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African History...
A history of the Majeerteen Sultanate: 1700-1927.
Maritime trade and diplomacy in the northern Horn of Africa.
a year ago
Maritime trade and diplomacy in the northern Horn of Africa.
Dreams of Space -...
World's First Intra-Space Stamp Album (1953)
A re-scan of an old favorite. This may be the oddest piece of space ephemera I have ever found. It...
a year ago
A re-scan of an old favorite. This may be the oddest piece of space ephemera I have ever found. It is a stamp album of imaginary space stamps commemorating the planets and the atomic powered intra-solar rocket service that serves those planets. It was intended for "space...
TheCollector
Spice Wars: The European Fight for the Spice Trade
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Classical Wisdom
Respect the Spartan Woman!
How was it for the ancient ladies?
a year ago
How was it for the ancient ladies?
TheCollector
Who Were the Twelve Disciples & What Happened to Them?
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Pascal’s Wager: Should you Bet on God’s Existence?
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Who Are the Jotun? Giants in Norse Mythology
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Who Was Josiah Wedgwood? Potter, Innovator, Entrepreneurial Genius
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Who Was Saint Ignatius of Antioch?
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Flashbak
The Devil’s Dictionary: The 50-ish Best Descriptions From The Cynic’s Word Book, 1906
Written by American journalist Ambrose Bierce (24 June 1842 – c.1914), The Devil’s Dictionary, aka...
6 months ago
Written by American journalist Ambrose Bierce (24 June 1842 – c.1914), The Devil’s Dictionary, aka The Cynic’s Word Book, consists of common words followed by humorous and satirical definitions. The book was a compilation of Bierce’s columns for The Wasp (1881–1860 plus) and The...
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6 Inquisition Cases From Colonial Mexico
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What Is the History of Mother’s Day in the United States?
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What Did Americans Eat During the Great Depression?
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Dreams of Space -...
The Magic Motion Martian Book (1964)
A pleasantly strange space book about Martians visiting the earth. The "magic motion" consisted of a...
a year ago
A pleasantly strange space book about Martians visiting the earth. The "magic motion" consisted of a little lenticular piece inside each page so if you moved your head the image would move. Not very exciting but it did make for a fun story.
Miller, Albert G. Designed by Paul...
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1968 in America: One of the Most Tumultuous Years in US History?
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Colonial Mexican Art: 4 Key Formats and Themes
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Who Was Paracelsus? 11 Things You Should Know
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4 Controversial Films: What Horrifies Movie Critics?
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America Rising: The Arts of the Gilded Age (Video)
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New British Museum Book Brings Egyptian Pharaohs to Life
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Who Is Zeus? The King of the Greek Gods
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8 Colorful Installations by Olafur Eliasson
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Louis Pasteur: The Scientist Who Discovered Vaccines & Pasteurization
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Typhoid Mary: A Trail of Scandal & Death
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5 Timeless Financial Tips from Greek and Roman Philosophers
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What Was the Gran Sasso Raid?
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Trying to Understand...
How About a Victory for the Left Occasionally?
Here are a few modest ideas.
a year ago
Here are a few modest ideas.
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Myths and Metamorphoses
6 months ago
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Face to Face Exhibit Offers Face Time With Fayum Portraits
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Federal Art Project: Documentary Film Exploring the Arts of the WPA
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8 Fun Facts About Montezuma — Starting with His Real Name
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The Mystery of the Lost Colony of Roanoke
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A History of Cairo in 11 Monuments
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Medieval Ethiopia: The Origins of the Solomonic Dynasty
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10 Must-Visit Historic Towns in New York
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History Today Feed
The Indian Citizenship Act
The Indian Citizenship Act
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/28/2024 - 11:42
6 months ago
The Indian Citizenship Act
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/28/2024 - 11:42
TheCollector
Juan Pujol Garcia: Who Was Agent Garbo?
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Patterns in Humanity
Recidivism in Norway
Did rehabilitation reforms dramatically reduce Norwegian recidivism?
6 months ago
Did rehabilitation reforms dramatically reduce Norwegian recidivism?
TheCollector
Here’s How AI Completed Keith Haring’s Work
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3 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for November 2023
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
a year ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of November.
Summary Of Changes
Wiktopher, drew some new art(Mastodon), finalized a few translations(Mastodon), and released it the project on Itchio!
Thousand Rooms, translated the...
Classical Wisdom
Events Schedule
*Time Correction for Wednesday
11 months ago
*Time Correction for Wednesday
TheCollector
8 Great Depression Foods That Defined 1930s America
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4 months ago
Flashbak
In the Night Garden: The Magical World of George Shiras
George Shiras (1859 – 1942) began photographing in 1889, and was the first to use camera traps and...
a month ago
George Shiras (1859 – 1942) began photographing in 1889, and was the first to use camera traps and flash photography when photographing animals. Shiras, a lawyer who became a politician, borrowed a hunting technique he learned from the Ojibwa tribe called jacklighting, when fire...
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6 Eco-Friendly Designs of Thomas Heatherwick
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Mary Queen of Scots: Biography & Facts
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Medieval Anglo-French Wars (1076-1453): A Brief History
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Anne Brontë: The First Feminist Novelist?
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4,000-Year-Old Temple and Theater Discovered in Peru
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Discover Caravaggio’s Saint Matthew Series
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How Did a Priest’s Day at the Temple of Ra Look?
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TheCollector
Why Do the Rastafari Believe That Haile Selassie Was a God?
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TheCollector
10 Must-Visit Historic Villages in Portugal
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Rise and Legacy: Who Was Harry Truman?
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7 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for May 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
6 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of May.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Frances Bay, Yuculta and Dent Rapids, Shoal Bay, Port Neville, Telegraph Cove, Port McNeill, Fury Cove, Prince Rupert, B.C. north coast...
Flashbak
1980s NYC and the Intuition of Richard Sandler
“Street photography is very difficult. The number of really good pictures that you get is very small...
9 months ago
“Street photography is very difficult. The number of really good pictures that you get is very small in comparison to the number of pictures taken. You’re better off, I think, letting your intuition completely run wild…” – Richard Sandler on his photographs of NYC Richard...
History Today Feed
‘Deterring Armageddon’ by Peter Apps and ‘NATO’ by Sten Rynning review
‘Deterring Armageddon’ by Peter Apps and ‘NATO’ by Sten Rynning review
JamesHoare
Tue, 03/26/2024 -...
9 months ago
‘Deterring Armageddon’ by Peter Apps and ‘NATO’ by Sten Rynning review
JamesHoare
Tue, 03/26/2024 - 09:54
Res Obscura
How well can GPT-4 simulate an acid trip in 1963?
An experiment with historical simulation
a year ago
An experiment with historical simulation
Dreams of Space -...
Let's Fly to the Universe (1962)
A rescan project, but a rescan of a reprint. I blogged about this book in 2012...
a year ago
A rescan project, but a rescan of a reprint. I blogged about this book in 2012 here:
https://dreamsofspace.blogspot.com/2012/12/flying-in-space-1961.html
I think it is Czech, but may be a difference Russian language. I got a Russian reprint of this and still find it a very...
TheCollector
What Happened to the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World?
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Was Cardinal Wolsey an Animal Lover?
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Global Inequality...
2x2 geopolitics
Wars and ideology simplified
5 months ago
Wars and ideology simplified
TheCollector
The 7 Best Historical Sites in Bangkok, Thailand
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4 months ago
History Today Feed
The Pilgrim as a Historian
The Pilgrim as a Historian
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/20/2024 - 10:50
a month ago
The Pilgrim as a Historian
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/20/2024 - 10:50
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Ancient Remains of Two More Victims Discovered at Pompeii
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5 Female Philosophers That You Should Know
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10 Palazzos (Palaces) in Venice You Must Visit
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Vincent Van Gogh’s Self-Portraits: The Artist Through His Own Eyes
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Top 5 Places to See the Northern Lights
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10 Things You Should Know About Henri Cartier-Bresson
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What Is the Book of Galatians About?
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Flashbak
The Image in The Machine: Typewriter Art in the 1960 and 1970s
“If ‘technology’ is that which is invented after we are born, and ‘stuff’ is that which has always...
7 months ago
“If ‘technology’ is that which is invented after we are born, and ‘stuff’ is that which has always been around, for those born now, computers, the internet and mobile phones are just stuff – in fact, it would be impossible for recent generations to imagine a world without these...
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10 Must-Visit Historic Towns in Japan
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Verification Vs. Falsification: The Birth of the Philosophy of Science
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Middle Kingdom Pyramids: The Lesser Known Pyramids of Ancient Egypt
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2 months ago
Global Inequality...
The world according to Garegnani
I have not thought of this until I had lunch with Anwar Shaikh today. I have personally known Anwar...
7 months ago
I have not thought of this until I had lunch with Anwar Shaikh today. I have personally known Anwar for at least ten years. But only today it struck me that I was meeting a hero of my early intellectual life, although the difference in age between Anwar and me is not that great....
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Three Rubens Paintings to Stay in the U.K., Advisory Panel Rules
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Edward Colston Statue to be Lastingly Installed in Bristol Museum
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Rome’s Greatest Rival: What Was The Parthian Empire?
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4 months ago
Flashbak
A Fabulous Collection of Antique Espresso Coffee Machines
“I saw an ‘historical’ espresso machine for the first time in Arezzo in 1988 whilst visiting the...
4 weeks ago
“I saw an ‘historical’ espresso machine for the first time in Arezzo in 1988 whilst visiting the oldest antiques market in Italy,” says collector Enrico Maltoni. His interest in antique espresso coffee makers became a labour of love means. He’s written extensively on the subject...
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British Grub: A Psychedelic Tribute To British Food From 1960s San Francisco
Food, glorious food! Hot sausage and mustard While we’re in the mood, cold jelly and custard Pease...
7 months ago
Food, glorious food! Hot sausage and mustard While we’re in the mood, cold jelly and custard Pease pudding and saveloys, what next is the question? Rich gentlemen have it boys – in-di-gestion! – Food Glorious Food from the muscial oliver by Lionel Bart, 1968 You didn’t need...
Wrong Side of...
Why we need an insufferable liberal elite
The Great Migration to Bluesky
4 weeks ago
The Great Migration to Bluesky
Classical Wisdom
The Mystery of Morpheus
Who is the God of Dreams?
a year ago
Who is the God of Dreams?
TheCollector
How Does Mona Hatoum Turn Ordinary Objects into Artworks?
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Philosophy 101: What Are The 5 Major Branches of Philosophy?
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a year ago
African History...
on the Nubian priests of Rome and the Moors of Spain
When the 12th-century West African scholar Ibrahim al-Kanemi moved to the city of Seville in Spain...
6 hours ago
When the 12th-century West African scholar Ibrahim al-Kanemi moved to the city of Seville in Spain and became one of the most celebrated Andalusian poets, he wasn't the first from his region to visit the Moorish kingdom.
Classical Wisdom
The Art of Pompeii
Plato, Alexander the Great and more!
5 months ago
Plato, Alexander the Great and more!
Flashbak
Henri Van Der Stok’s Zodiac Stars And Gods
Dutch artist Henri van der Stok (1870-1946) was born in Indonesia and settled in the Hague, where he...
3 months ago
Dutch artist Henri van der Stok (1870-1946) was born in Indonesia and settled in the Hague, where he was a member of the city’s Pulchri Studio. He created these brilliant woodcuts of planetary gods and zodiac signs. As John Couthlart notes, van der Stok’s work trails that of...
Flashbak
Good Morning: The US Humor Magazine May 1919 – October 2021
Good Morning was an American political humor magazine, first published in May 1919. It was founded...
a month ago
Good Morning was an American political humor magazine, first published in May 1919. It was founded by Ellis O. Jones, a former associate editor of Life magazine and editor of Ladies’ Home Journal who once called for the US Army and Navy to be disbanded and went on to head the...
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The Dallas Art Fair Decides on 2024 Exhibitions
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11 months ago
TheCollector
How Did the Protestant Reformation Influence European Art?
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7 months ago
Flashbak
Found Photos: Mid-Century Soviets Standing By Their TVs
In case of fire, 82% of 20th Century Americans surveyed in the pre-Internet era would rescue the TV...
10 months ago
In case of fire, 82% of 20th Century Americans surveyed in the pre-Internet era would rescue the TV set. In the Soviet Union, the figure could well have been higher. When we shared found photos of Americans by their TVs (here and here). And now thanks to collectors Anna Pilipyuk...
TheCollector
7 of the Most Popular Hats in History
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Was Emperor Nero Universally Hated During His Reign?
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10 months ago
TheCollector
The Darien Scheme: Scotland’s Unsuccessful Settlement in the Americas
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10 months ago
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Who Are the Most Famous Sorceresses of Greek Mythology?
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a year ago
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Forgotten Caravaggio Portrait Makes Public Debut in Rome
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3 weeks ago
Dr Alun Withey
Finding Your Beard Style in the 19th Century
In the previous post I noted the variety of facial hair styles that were worn by men in the...
over a year ago
In the previous post I noted the variety of facial hair styles that were worn by men in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, depending on factors including status, location and age. Rather than each age having one particular style of facial hair that was ubiquitous, the...
TheCollector
England’s Medieval Angevin Empire Explained
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9 months ago
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Why Is Caligula’s Relationship with the Senate Controversial?
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What Was the Importance of the Dragon in Early Medieval England?
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7 months ago
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